Land-use change is central to environmental management
through its influence on biodiversity, water
and radiation budgets, trace gas emissions, carbon cycling,
and livelihoods (Lambin and others 2000a,
Turner 1994). Land-use planning attempts to influence
the land-use change dynamics so that land-use configurations
are achieved that balance environmental and
stakeholder needs.
Environmental management and land-use planning
therefore need information about the dynamics of land
use. Models can help to understand these dynamics and
project near future land-use trajectories in order to
target management decisions (Schoonenboom 1995).
Environmental management, and land-use planning
specifically, take place at different spatial and organisational
levels, often corresponding with either eco-regional
or administrative units, such as the national or
provincial level. The information needed and the management
decisions made are different for the different
levels of analysis. At the national level it is often sufficient
to identify regions that qualify as “hot-spots” of
land-use change, i.e., areas that are likely to be faced
with rapid land use conversions. Once these hot-spots
are identified a more detailed land use change analysis
is often needed at the regional level.
At the regional level, the effects of land-use change
on natural resources can be determined by a combination
of land use change analysis and specific models to
assess the impact on natural resources. Examples of this
type of model are water balance models (Schulze
2000), nutrient balance models (Priess and Koning
2001, Smaling and Fresco 1993) and erosion/sedimentation
models (Schoorl and Veldkamp 2000). Most of-
KEY WORDS: Land-use change; Modeling; Systems approach; Scenario
analysis; Natural resources management
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; email:
pverburg@gissrv.iend.wau.nl
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2630-x
Environmental Management Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 391–405 © 2002 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Land-use change is central to environmental management
through its influence on biodiversity, water
and radiation budgets, trace gas emissions, carbon cycling,
and livelihoods (Lambin and others 2000a,
Turner 1994). Land-use planning attempts to influence
the land-use change dynamics so that land-use configurations
are achieved that balance environmental and
stakeholder needs.
Environmental management and land-use planning
therefore need information about the dynamics of land
use. Models can help to understand these dynamics and
project near future land-use trajectories in order to
target management decisions (Schoonenboom 1995).
Environmental management, and land-use planning
specifically, take place at different spatial and organisational
levels, often corresponding with either eco-regional
or administrative units, such as the national or
provincial level. The information needed and the management
decisions made are different for the different
levels of analysis. At the national level it is often sufficient
to identify regions that qualify as “hot-spots” of
land-use change, i.e., areas that are likely to be faced
with rapid land use conversions. Once these hot-spots
are identified a more detailed land use change analysis
is often needed at the regional level.
At the regional level, the effects of land-use change
on natural resources can be determined by a combination
of land use change analysis and specific models to
assess the impact on natural resources. Examples of this
type of model are water balance models (Schulze
2000), nutrient balance models (Priess and Koning
2001, Smaling and Fresco 1993) and erosion/sedimentation
models (Schoorl and Veldkamp 2000). Most of-
KEY WORDS: Land-use change; Modeling; Systems approach; Scenario
analysis; Natural resources management
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; email:
pverburg@gissrv.iend.wau.nl
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2630-x
Environmental Management Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 391–405 © 2002 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
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